
Farmer-driven stewardship organization gets major funding boost
ALUS gets $5 million for expansion and to find a better way to measure carbon sequestration

The federal government sows cash to reap environmental rewards
Millions are being given to farms to lower greenhouse gas emissions but applying isn’t quick and easy
Ribbon Creek Ranch garners top award

Environmental measures to be studied

Cover cropping program looks to encourage innovation
The program is quite flexible, says head of the provincial agency administering funding

Schoepp: It’s time to dispel a key myth about cattle and greenhouse gases
We can reduce cattle emissions but the focus should be on the real source of atmospheric warming

STRONG STEWARDS: Women ‘a driving force’ in conservation efforts
Stewardship isn’t gender specific but female farmers are often champions of sustainable practices

An open road ahead? Feds offer cash for fertilizer stewardship
Farmers could get up to $75,000 to move to rotational grazing, cover cropping or 4R stewardship

Feds seek ideas and feedback on reducing fertilizer emissions
Survey accompanied by document saying technology, better practices can cut emissions by 30 per cent

PHOTOS: The case for cutting N2O fertilizer emissions
The federal government wants farmers to cut nitrous oxide emissions by 30 per cent